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icy (adj.)
[icy 词源字典]
Old English
isig
; see
ice
(n.) +
-y
(2). Modern use is said to be a late Middle English re-formation. Figurative use from 1590s. Related:
Icily
;
iciness
.
[icy etymology, icy origin, 英语词源]